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Rhythm & Hues Posts 200 Taiwan Job Openings

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, Places, Visual Effects
Two weeks after reports that troubled VFX studio Rhythm & Hues would be establishing operations in Taiwan, the company courts new employees for its facility in the city of Kaohsiung.

Gaumont Signs Digital Deal for Calimero

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Television
Gaumont Animation signs a digital deal with BulkyPix to produce an app for iOS and Android based on the animated series “Calimero.”

Vision Globale Turns World Upside Down

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Vision Globale provides postproduction for Juan Diego Solanas’ “Upside Down.”

César Pesquera Joins Cortez Bros

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Spanish filmmaker and visual artist César Pesquera joins The Cortez Brothers

Focal Press Releases Face It Character Modeling Book

Posted In | News Categories: Books, CG, Education and Training, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Books, CG, Education and Training, People
Focal Press releases “Face It,” an exploration of human character modeling and animation by Patricia Beckmann-Wells and Senior Character Artist Scott Wells.

New Trailer Released for Blue Sky’s Epic

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Fox releases the third trailer from Blue Sky’s “Epic,” which arrives in theaters in the U.S. on May 24, 2013.

Trailer Released for Monsters vs Aliens Animated Series

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films, Television
A trailer is unleashed onto the web for the DreamWorks “Monsters vs Aliens” animated series, which premieres on Nickelodeon on Saturday, April 6.

A Most Spectacular Wreck-It Ralph DVD Release

Posted In | Blog Categories: Reviews, People, Feature Films, DVDs | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Home Entertainment, People
What a treat to watch this DVD on a big screen TV, comfy couch, warm slippers, hot popcorn and trusty bottle of Makers Mark in hand.

UK’s BFX Fest Announces Student Competition

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The BFX Festival, a brand-new festival designed to celebrate the UK’s visual effects and animation industry, announces a student competition designed to give participants direct exposure to cutting-edge practices while showcasing their skills.

Poetica Takes a CG Journey with Trek

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, People, Short Films, Visual Effects
Creative collective Poetica’s beautifully monochromatic spec film for Trek Bicycles bares the distinct look and feel of a surreal mindscape.

Autodesk Announces GDC 2013 Lineup

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, Games, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: GDC | Site Categories: CG, Events, Games, Places, Technology
Autodesk announces its GDC 2013 lineup, with plans to showcase a wide range of desktop software and mobile apps that help optimize game development pipelines.

Game On For iPi Soft And Halo 4

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Games, Technology | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, CG, Games, Technology
iPi Soft motion capture software plays a key role for The Sequence Group’s work on “Halo 4.”

Alphanim Rebrands as Gaumont Animation

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Television
Alphanim rebrands as Gaumont Animation and unveils a new development and production agreement with France Televisions and DreamWorks Classics for the new 3D CGI-animated series, "Noddy."

Luxology Announces modo 701

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Computer graphics and visual effects software developer Luxology announces the forthcoming release of MODO 701.

Rhythm & Hues Bidder Vows to Avoid Liquidation

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The head of the South Korean firm looking to purchase visual effects company Rhythm & Hues reveals that he intends to keep the company going.

Two New Ads Unleashed for Monsters University

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Two new ads promoting the fictional college appear on the “Monsters University” YouTube channel, each showing additional footage from the finished film.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Cancelled

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Lucasfilm announces that its animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is ending and that a new series is in development.

Finley and China Girl and Puppet Cams, Oh, My!

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
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Oz the Great and Powerful offers a new, hybrid spin on a beloved classic.

Thinkbox Releases Krakatoa SR

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Thinkbox Software announces the release of Krakatoa SR, a stand-alone version of Thinkbox's high-volume particle renderer for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems that can be integrated with any 3D content creation application.

Sony Pictures Creates Digital Productions Arm

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Sony unites the studio’s Sound Department and Colorworks, the studio’s digital intermediate facility, under the umbrella of Digital Productions.